Apple's 64-bit era is coming, and the developer market is welcoming the third-party SDK upgrade boom

On October 21, 2014, Apple announced through its official development center that starting from February 1, 2015, all new iOS applications uploaded by developers to the official App Store must support 64-bit. On December 18, 2014, Apple issued another announcement, requiring that applications that have been on the shelves since June 2015 must also be upgraded to support 64-bit hardware. It seems that the era of full 64-bit iOS mobile application market has arrived. The 64-bit mobile Internet era can greatly improve the speed, performance and efficiency compared with the current 32-bit. For the majority of iOS application developers, if they do not want their applications to be removed from the Apple Store, on the one hand, they need to adjust their own development code for 64-bit, and on the other hand, they need to consider whether the third-party SDK used by the application has been adapted to 64-bit. The former can be completed by the developer himself, while the latter requires the provider of the third-party SDK to release a new version of the SDK adapted to 64-bit as soon as possible.

Speaking of third-party SDKs, we have to mention AutoNavi LBS Open Platform. Many iOS applications include LBS (Location Based Service) functions, which can provide users with location information, search for surrounding information and other functions. In the current domestic iOS developer market, the map SDK with the highest share is the iOS SDK in AutoNavi LBS Open Platform. As Apple's exclusive map supplier, AutoNavi LBS Open Platform can not only provide basic positioning, map display and other functions, but also enable developers to add map search, voice navigation, traffic display and other functions to their own applications, making each iOS application comparable to a professional map application. Therefore, after Apple issued a 64-bit upgrade notice, many developers immediately began to pay attention to whether the iOS SDK in AutoNavi LBS Open Platform can provide corresponding support.

Amap's LBS open platform did not disappoint everyone. As Amap is Apple's senior partner in China and has been providing map services for Apple systems, Amap is also the first company in China to release an SDK that supports 64-bit iOS development with Apple, meeting the upgrade needs of many developers at the first time. After upgrading Amap's iOS SDK, developers' map applications can successfully pass the review of the Apple Store, ensuring the user experience of the application end users.

It is reported that since many mobile applications have adopted AutoNavi's LBS open platform, some well-known mobile Internet applications have upgraded AutoNavi's map SDK as soon as possible, including Meituan, Taobao Mobile, Ctrip Travel and Kuaidi Taxi. Apple's ultimatum for 32-bit applications is getting closer and closer, and its good friend AutoNavi has also escorted Apple's 64-bit strategy. Are the majority of developers ready to deal with it?